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"I play vassal, but mostly PBEM at the mo...I have S & T Sicily on the go, playtesting VCS Rzhev and just about to start a Bonaparte in Italy ( OSG) scenario...so my time is pretty full at present...not to mention a weekly game of The Longest Day…"

"I do similar things with my history students in various classes. I get them to research a single character whose role they will play. We then work through events and they 'represent' the views/attitudes/behaviours of that character. They…"

"I had forgotten the name of the WV series title that was in an old S&T - remembered it now -it would probably take awhile to dig up (particularly here in Australia if you try locally) -called Ney vs Wellington.
It is on Quatre Bras.
Battles…"

"I don't feel there's that big a difference in the scale shift. Most of the Nappy battles covered are very large,
so doing it at Battalion (rather than brigade) level is like playing TSS. Wellington's Victory being an…"

"Battles of Waterloo would be more along the lines of a brigade level.
Part of the issue that you might find limits your searching, Nathan, is that (generally) during the Napoleonic Wars period, the comparable unit to a US Civil War Regt was…"

"I've played NBS (brigade level) and Ney vs Wellington (along with the NAW-style stuff).
Far and away the third edition of NBS is my favorite. I own some La Bat (after BAR I'm reluctant)
and Berg's GMT nappy stuff (which looks close to…"

There seem to be quite a few difference tactical/regimental-level Napoleonic wargames. Does anyone have experience with a broad range of these, enough to recommend one (or a series) above others?I like the play-style of the Great Battles of the American Civil War system, and ideally I'm looking for something similar, but in the Napoleonic era.I don't have much of a preference for specific…See More

"It's getting better. My initial attacks were mainly frontal assaults, which is why there were a heap of DR results. Now I'm starting to work out how to use cavalry, combined arms, artillery (to soak-off), and I'm getting some more…"

Here's another composite image of the situation at 3pm, 1 July, 1863. Rodes' Division has struck against the Iron Brigade (and Wadsworth's Division in general) north of Gettysburg. Initially Cutler's brigade on the left attempted to hold their position against Rebel shock attacks, but, they lost three out of four results (shock combat really favours the attacker); and so the Iron Brigade decided to withdraw before shock combat instead of risking losses. They'll slowly pull back to the town…

I’ve begun my third scenario of GBACW – Three Days of Gettysburg. This time I’ve stepped it up a little more and am taking on the Little Round Top scenario. This scenario focuses on the Confederate attempt to roll up the Union left (southern flank) on 2 July, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Looking over the field, the CSA begins strong, but they have no reinforcements. They need to…